With a major resurfacing project beginning as early as next month on State Road A1A through Highland Beach and a small portion of Delray Beach, the Florida Department of Transportation will hold an in-person open house and a pair of virtual public meetings on March 7 to provide construction details.
Prior to the open house, which will be at the Highland Beach Library from 6 to 7 p.m., the FDOT will offer two virtual public meetings, at 5 and 5:30 p.m. Residents will be able to ask questions of project staff after those video presentations, either through a chat feature of the application or by using a feature that allows them to raise their hands.
Those wishing to participate in the virtual public meeting can register at https://bit.ly/3NUAefn. They can also dial in at 914-614-3221 and use 937-867-830 as the access code.
During the live open house at the library, 3618 S. Ocean Blvd., residents can meet one-on-one with project staff members to learn more about the project and to ask questions.
The $8.3 million project, which is expected to continue through summer of 2025, will include resurfacing A1A from Highland Beach’s southern border with Boca Raton to Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. The project will include widening the road to provide for a 5-foot bicycle lane in each direction as well as drainage improvements.
To minimize the impact on traffic, work will be done in phases. Lane closures will be allowed seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. but not in front of St. Lucy Catholic Church on Sunday mornings. Also, access to buildings will be maintained all the time.
With communication on the project a priority, the FDOT is planning to launch a project-specific website and will be mailing out information to addresses within the project area. An email list is also being created to provide information about significant impacts and milestones to homeowners associations.
— Rich Pollack
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